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historical details teach
Familiar life, tending to sordidness, had been succeeded by remote life, generally idealized; historical detail had been brought in to teach readers who were being entertained. Carl Clinton Van Doren
historical knowledge
When I'm working on historical books, I'm much more organized. I usually read about 100 books to get the depth of knowledge I need. Marissa Moss
historical history original people period stoke tendency
I often tell people who want to write historical fiction: don't read all that much about the period you're writing about; read things from the period that you're writing about. There's a tendency to stoke up on a lot of biography and a lot of history, and not to actually get back to the original sources. Thomas Mallon
historical hold knew lives parents teachers truth
Teachers don't tell us the truth about historical people. If we knew the truth, parents couldn't hold their lives up as examples. Tom Hulce
historical records kind
I've got nothing against records - I've spent my life making them - but they are a kind of historical blip. Brian Eno
historical revolution fantasy
All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen; then they become historical inevitabilities. David Mitchell
historical excess world
An active propaganda machinery controlled bv the world's largest corporations constantly reassures us that consumerism is the path to happiness, governmental restraint of market excess is the cause our distress, and economic globalization is both a historical inevitability and a boon to the human species. David Korten
historical empires literature
The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire. Dave Barry
historical history images people
I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film. Kara Walker
position scholars-and-scholarship statement took
What we did when we took the position was to make a statement and we made a statement. Abhisit Vejjajiva
positions time
I don't feel political most of the time. Sometimes I'm placed in positions because no one else will go there. K'naan
position
The position Olli is in had nothing to do with it, Mike Keenan
position scratch trying york
We're in a position where we're just trying to scratch our way to New York City.
position rush success trying urgency
We have a sense of urgency about trying to get him ready, but we're not going to rush him and put him in a position where it's not going to be something he can have success at. Nick Saban
position
We have a position which is one of analysis.
position several steel
We've always said there aren't too many steelworkers, there are too many steel companies. That's been our position for several years.
position runners scoring somebody step
When we get runners in scoring position somebody has to step up.
position
She can do it all. She can play any position on the court, one through five.